A short drive from my house lies 2 significant features. Signal Hill, the highest point in the city, looks far out over the North Atlantic. It was from here that Marconi received the first wireless trans-Atlantic cable. The other location is Cape Spear, the most easterly point of land in North America. One thing is for sure, if Newfoundland is not the edge of the world, you can see it from here.

07 May 2012

ALLEGATIONS REGARDING OUR DUTY

PUBLIC ADVISORY

Certain allegations have been made across the veterans
community regarding Our Duty Inc and Jeff Rose-Martland.These allegations are 100% but for the sake
of those who have questions, here are the answers:

1 - Our Duty was formed in August 2010.It was incorporated in Newfoundland
and Labrador in July 2011.During its existence, it has raised no more
than a few 100 dollars.These is no
financial statement because a) 2011 would be the first tax year one was
required and b) we didn’t have any finances to make statements about.

2 - Our Duty is not now and never has been a veterans
organization.From first concept, it
have been a CITIZENS organization.We
advocate to improve veterans benefits because veterans have a social contact
with citizens.Our Duty represents the
other part of that contract.

3 - Despite being staffed solely by volunteers, Our Duty and
Jeff Rose-Martland have achieved significant accomplishments.Jeff Rose-Martland was named to the Office of
the Veterans Ombudsman Advisory Committee.He has also been PR and Communications for the group and has been
interviewed multiple times, nationally and locally.In March, Our Duty released its first major
report: a critique of the 2010 VAC Client Survey.That report gained the attention of both
media and politicians.Our Duty and Jeff
Rose-Martland have also consulted with, advised, and represented organizations
and individuals.As well, Jeff
Rose-Martland served as Communications Director for the 2010 NL Canadian
Veterans National Day of Protest and for Fabien Melanson’s hunger strike in
June 2011.He continues to represent Cpl
Melanson to Veterans’ Affairs.ALL
OF THAT HAS BEEN DONE WITHOUT FEES, CHARGES,
OR FUNDING.

4 - the ourduty.org website was caught in a mass malware
site hack last month.This one: http://www.pcworld.com/article/254071/google_warns_20000_websites_that_could_be_infected_with_malware.html

AS WE ADVISED AT THE TIME: you can still access ourduty.org
provided you type the address into the browser bar.It is when you use a search engine,
particularly Google, that you get the malware.

5 - This will be our final word on the matter.Our record speaks for itself.We are the ONLY citizen group working on the
issue of veterans benefits.We have been
dedicated and diligent and scrupulous in our work.These allegations are patently false and we
will be seeking legal recourse.

We regret to inform you all that, effectively immediately,
we have ceased operations pending legal advice.

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Jeff Rose-Martland is an award-winning authorand playwright living in St. John's, Newfoundland. He finds time to write in between raising his son, running a household, and infrequent stints in various bill-paying careers.-----------------------------------------------------------------------Shortlisted for the 2010 CBC Literary Awards.